Depression or prodromal fronto-temporal dementia?

Introduction. Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a rare neurodegenerative disease, occasionally late onset, whose prevalence is underestimated especially in the geriatric population. The initial symptoms can be confused with some psychiatric disorders, such as depression, so the differential diagnosis may require careful investigations. Here we report the case of a 75 years old patient presenting with severe anxiety symptoms, initial social …